drain

drain
drein 1. verb
1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenere, lede bort vannet
2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) renne bort, dreneres
3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) tømme av/ut, la renne av
4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) tømme
5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) tappe, drenere
2. noun
1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) avløp(srør), kloakkledning
2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) (av)tapping, (ut)tømming
•
- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain
avløp
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drenering
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subst. \/dreɪn\/
1) avløpsrør, drensrør, avløpskanal, avløpsrenne, avløp, kloakkledning, kloakkrør, sluk
2) (også covered drain) drenering
3) (av)tapping, (ut)tømming
4) (overført) belastning
5) (medisin) kanyle
6) (hverdagslig) liten tår, liten skvett
be a drain on something tære på, ta på
• it is a great drain on his strength
det tærer på kreftene hans
drains bunnfall
go down the drain (hverdagslig) være til ingen nytte, være bortkastet, gå nedenom og hjem
throw\/pour\/chuck money down the drain (hverdagslig) kaste penger ut av vinduet
II
verb \/dreɪn\/
1) tappe
2) drenere, gi avløp for
3) drenere, grøfte, tørrlegge
4) (sjøfart) lense
5) tømme (for væske), drikke ut
6) filtrere, sile
7) (overført) frata, berøve
8) forsvinne litt etter litt
9) få utløp for
10) ha avløp, tørkes ut, renne av seg
11) (medisin) drenere
drain away (overført) dø hen, ebbe ut
drain into ha avløp til
drain off\/away renne vekk, lede bort
drain somebody of something frata noen noe
drain the cup of bitterness tømme malurtbegeret

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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